Typewriting machine



E. B. HESS TYPEWRITING MACHINE Fil ed Sept. 1, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

*QGIO M I 1 l-llllslolllllllli INVENTOR Patented July 12, 1927 r diiraiser easiest f EDWARD 1B. HESS, F ORLANDO, FLORIDA, ASSIGNQR T0 ROYALTYPEWRITER.CQM- PANY, mo, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Application filed September 1, 19261 Serial No. 133,002.. 7

This invention relates to a construction in which a paper apron isprovided with a scale in its upper edge and aswinging paper table ismovable to a position in which the lower edge of the same will contactwith the up per edge of the paper table and the surfaces of the two willform a continuous plane surface for the paper introduced into themachine. The margin stop bar is located behind the paper apron and papertable and the margin stop indicators he immediately adjacent the paperscale. Vv hen the paper table is in its forward or operative position,the stops and bar are hidden from view. hen the paper table is movedrearwardiy the stop bar is uncovered and the stops may be readilyadjusted by reference to the scale on the upper edge of the paper apron.

This constructionenables a very compact arrangement of parts andnrovidesfor an easy and accurate adjustment of the margin stop asdesired. The invention is broadly independent of any specific form ofpaper table, paper apron or margin stop. It may z5 be embodied inconstructions differing quite widely from the one illustrated inconnection its other end toxasimilar stud or pin 11 on the portion 8 ofthe apron supporting arm.

with this application.

Further details of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription and the appended claims.

In the drawings: r 1 l igure '1. is a fragmentary front view of theplaten, paper apron and paper table with a portion. of the table brokenaway to showv the margin stop underlying the same.

Figure 2 is a fore and aft section with the paper table in its operativeposition.

Figure 3 is a front view with the paper table moved to its rear positionuncovering the margin stop for adjustment.

The drawings show a portion of the side frame of a carriage A supportinga platen B, a tabulatingstop bar C and a margin stop bar D. This marginstop bar is toothed in the usual manner and supports margin stop E whichmay be adjusted to any desired position thereon. So far as the inventionis concerned these elements may be of any old or desired form., 1

A paper apron 1 passes partly around the platen and has its upper edgeterminating in a plane slightly below the top of the platen.

The rear edge of the paper table is shown as recessed and a scale 2which extends from side to side of the apron is supported in saidrecess. This is for the purpose of having, a

smooth. surface for. the front side of the paper table. It is obviousthat the scale may be engraved or otherwise formed-directly on thesurface of'the paper apron-without 'de' parting from the invention- Eachmargin stop has an indicator 3 which is adjustably supported upon thestop by is located immediately adjacent the scale 'means of-a screw 4passing-through a slot L .5 in the indicator member. This indicator asis apparent from Figures 1 and 3 and the stop can therefore'be adjustedreadily with reference to the scale when the paperftable is moved toitsrear position. v i

A paper table 6 is supported by arms 7 which have offset portionsterminating in extensions 8 parallel to the arm 7 whichis Y preferablymounted just outside the side frame bars A of the carriage to turn aboutthe axis 'of the tabulating stop bar D.@

These arms may, however, be pivotally supported on the carriage frame inany pde- A spring 9' atone or bothsired' manner. sides of the carriagehas oneend fastened to a pm or stud 10 on the carriagev frame and Thisspring is 'so located. with reference to the axis about which the papertable turns .that ittends-to'retain the paper tablein eitheritsoperative position shown in Figs ure 2 or its rear inoperativepositionillustrated in Figure 3.

The paper table may have a rolled edge"1-2 has a portion 14 spaced fromthe paper table and an extension arm orpaper holding finger 15 is'pivotally mounted by a screw 16 on the portion 14 of said bracket. A.spring washer 17 is interposed between the head 7 of the screw and thepaper finger and tends to hold the latter in any adjusted position.

A stop 18 on said bracket cooperates with the arm 15 on one side or theother of the screw 16 for the purpose oflimiting the movement of'thepaper finger 15 in either direction. 'VVhen this finger is in operativeposition, it will extend upwardly and rearwardly from the paper table asshown in Figure 2 and when it is not desired to use the same, it ismoved to the position shown in Figures 1 and?) wherein it lies behindthe paper table and is hidden from view.

It will be apparent that the invention discloses a simple and efiicientconstruction whereby the carriage stops may be located immediatelybehind the paper table and paper apron and immediately adjacent theupper edge of the paper apron which carries ascale and in which thepaper table may be moved to an inoperative position for the purpose ofuncovering the margin stop, which can then be quickly and easilyadjusted by direct reference to the scale on said paper apron. It isalso apparent that the precise form of the elements illustrated in thisembodiment of the invention may be' modified without in any way changingthe character of the invention. The invention consists primarily in thebroad relationship of the various elements rather than in any specificconstruction of. the separate ele ments, although from a more narrowpoint of view further specific features do cooperate with each other. Ingeneral it is to be understood that the invention is to be regarded aslimited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combina 'tion ofa paper apron, a scaleextending.

across the frontof said apron at its rear top edge, a pivoted papertable having its lower edge abutting the upper edge of the paper apronwhen the parts are in normalposition, a stop bar immediately behind andclosely adjacent the upper edge of the paper apron, a stop carriedthereby and having an indicating portion registering with the scale, therelative position of the parts being such that when the paper table isswung to inoperative position the stop may be set at any desired pointby direct comparison of the indicating portion with the scale.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combi'na tion of a paper apron, a scaleextending across the front of said apron at its rear top edge, a pivotedpaper table having its lower edge abutting the upper edge of the paperapron when the parts are in normal position, a stop bar immediatelybehind and closely adjacent the upper edge of the paper I apron, a stopcarried thereby and having a horizontally arranged indicating portionregistering with the scale, the relative position of the parts beingsuch that when the paper tableis swung to inoperative position the stopmay be set at any desired point by direct comparison of the indicatingportion with the scale.

3. In a typewriting machine having a carriage provided with theusual-platen, the

swung to inoperative position the stop may be set at any desired pointby direct comparison of the indicating portion with the scale.

' t. In a typewriting machine having a carriage provided with the usualplaten, the combination of means for supporting a letter space scale inthe rear of said platen, a stop bar located immediatelyxbehind andadjacent said scale, a stop carried thereby and having a horizontallyarranged indicating portion registering with the scale, and a piv- 'otedpaper table normally hiding the stop from the view of the operator, therelative position of the parts being such that when the paper table isswung toinoperative position the stop may be set at any desired point bydirect comparison of the indicating portion with the scale.

5. In a typewriting machine having a carriage provided with the usualplaten, the

combination of means for supporting a letter space scale in the rearof'th'e platen, a

'margin stop bar on said carriage immediate-' ly behind and adjacentsaid scale, a stop carried thereby and having an indicating portionregistering with the scale, and a movable paper table normallypositioned between the scale and the -stop and concealing the latterfrom the operator, the movement of said paper table permitting the stopto be set at any desiredletter space position by direct comparison ofthe indicating portion with the scale.

6. In a typewriting machine having a carriage provided with the usualplaten and paper apron, the combination of a pivoted paper table havingits lower edge'abutting the upper edge of the paper apron when the partsare. in normalposition, a stop barimmediatoly behind and closelyadjacent the upper edge of the paper apron, a, fixed scale in front ofthe paper apron but close to said stop bar, and an adjustable stopcarried by said bar and having an indicating portion registering withthe scale, the relative position of the parts being such that when thepaper table is swung to inoperative position the stop may be set at anydesired point by direct comparison of the indicating portion with thescale.

In testimony whereof, I subscribed my name.

. EDWARD B. HEss.

have hereunto

